Human genetics concepts and applications / [Book] :
Ricki Lewis.
- 7th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2007.
- xix, 448, [44] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Overview of genetics -- Cells -- Development -- Mendelian inheritance -- Extensions and exceptions to Mendel's laws -- Matters of sex -- Multifactorial traits -- The genetics of behavior -- DNA structure and replication -- Gene action: from DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Gene mutation -- Chromosomes -- When allele frequencies stay constant -- Changing allele frequencies -- Human origins and evolution -- Genetics of immunity -- The genetics of cancer -- Genetic technologies: amplifying, modifying, and monitoring DNA -- Genetic testing, genetic counseling, and gene therapy -- Reproductive technologies -- The age of genomics.